Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
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Gustav Wilhelm Wolff was a German-born British shipbuilder and politician. Born in Hamburg, he moved to Liverpool in 1849 to live with his uncle, Gustav Christian Schwabe. After serving his apprentice
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Edward Harland
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Sir Edward James Harland, 1st Baronet, was an English shipbuilder and politician. Born in Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1846, aged 15, he took
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff
…serving his apprenticeship in Manchester, Wolff was employed as a draughtsman in Hyde, Greater Manchester, before being employed by the shipbuilder Edward Harland in Belfast as his personal assistant. In 1861, Wolff became a partner at Harland's firm, forming Harland and Wolff. Outside shipbuilding, Wolff served…
Portrait by Frank Holl (1884)
Statue of Sir Edward Harland in the grounds of City Hall, Belfast